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The workers created crochet cooperatives. Families were able to save up enough money from their crochet work to immigrate to the United States where they were able to live better lives. Of course, they brought their craft with them and the art of crocheting spread throughout the United States. Today you can literally find thousands of different crochet patterns and you can craft anything from a decorative flower to an afghan.

And instead of patterns for cell phone cases, the earliest patterns were for purses made from gold and silver silk thread. It saved a generation of Irish from famine, and it helps millions of people today unwind, express their creative side, and make money from their craftwork. There are literally thousands upon thousands of free crochet patterns that are no longer available simply because they were published many years ago and are now out of print.

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Fortunately, the Internet gives us the opportunity to share these fun, exciting and long lost designs for everyone to enjoy again. We are currently working on reproducing our library of vintage patterns that have passed into the public domain and will include them here as quickly as we can.


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All of the crochet patterns that appear on this website have passed into the public domain. That means that these designs are no longer protected by copyright and you are free to do whatever you would like to do with them! Copy them, share them, make finished items from them and sell them - let your imagination run wild!

All rights reserved. Newsletter Signup. Email Address:. Many things inspire Ilaria, from walks in nature to ideas in magazines to a spectrum of online designers. When asked about specific crocheters who inspire her, she said, Yvonne from Yvestown www. I also admire Ingrid from Wood and Wool Stool www.

And I really like Dottie Angel www. Creating something with your own hands, whatever it is, gives you a special emotion. Im very proud of all my creations. She blogs at www. To learn more about the Crochet Mood Blanket, go to www. When the Babette Blanket first appeared in the Spring issue of Interweave Crochet, we had no idea of the sensation that lay ahead. Continued on page Today, there are 2, Babette projects in Ravelry yesterday, there were 2, And, of course, these are just the trackable Babetteswho knows how many are out there, made by non-Ravelers?

This gal has legs. The Babette was born from a collaboration among Kathy Merrick, Liza Prior Lucy, and Kaffe Fassett, who is well known for his exuberant use of color in various textile media. One day Kaffe told me he thought itd be fun and interesting to complete the creative circle by turning one of his and Lizas quilt patterns into something crocheted, Kathy said. We sat on Lizas sofa, and Kaffe gave color advice while I made crocheted pieces. The geometry of the Babette is derived from a quilt designed by Liza. I adapted it to how crochet stitches work, Kathy said.

I tend to design as I go along. I have a general sometimes minuscule plan, but I change and redo as I go until it looks right. The original Babette has seventeen different colors. Much of that selection came from Kathys creative process as she worked the squares.

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Its my favorite yarn ever, so I used what I had on my shelves. I knew I wanted it to be vibrant, interesting and colorful, she said. I added colors until I felt I had enough. I think I started with the pink and the turquoise.

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And the name? It has nothing to do with Babettes Feast, Kathy said, referring to the Danish film about a woman named Babette who uses her lottery winnings to prepare a fabulous French meal. Ramar had a helper monkey called Babette. I thought it a silly name for a blanket. Nonetheless, we stand by the high-falutin title on this articleafter all, the Babette conjured a feast of Babettes, each of whom has her own personality.

I have seen many, many that are better than mine, Kathy said. One of my favorites is black, white, and gray. Her advice for those embarking on their own Babette is this: In general, you need lots of colors. Sixteen to twenty is not unreasonable. Also, its the most fun to grab colors because you like them, and not have a scheme. You can make them work as you go. Sachiko Burgin of Toronto followed this exact method when she made her Babette. My mother had given me.

So, I decided to use them all together in one project! I chose the colors randomlyI just reached into the box, and whichever I pulled out was the next row. It created an overall mix of the color and vibrancy that really made it glow and vibrate. Kristy Wheeler of Sammamish, Washington, was a bit more purposeful in her color choice. I am not comfortable with just grabbing random yarn and crocheting a round, she said.

I researched the colors of the original Babette. I had fewer colors available to me, so I matched values instead.

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I used the same placement as the original, but substituted my yarns. Kristy has actually made three Babettes. I thought the first afghan was wintry, the second was springish, and the third was autumnal, she said. Somewhere I have a summer Babette inside of me. Angie Marshall of Illinois made her Babette back in , but, she said, I seem to recall that I just went into the yarn shop and picked colors that I liked with no particular color scheme in mind other than looking for differences in colors and tones.

It is made of Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece, so there is a wide array of colors, and the worsted-weight yarn made it go fast. I used sixteen colors. Camilla Gugenheim of Oxford, England, was actually in the mood for a shawl when she happened upon the Babette, and she worked her version of the Babette in laceweight yarn.

Many years ago, I saw some beautiful crochet shawls designed by Sophie Digard and thought I would love to make one, Camilla said. I saw the Babette Blanket designed by Kathy Merrick on Ravelry and knew that would be a great way of doing it. This suits her because, like many movie-star celebrities, she is somewhat smaller in real life.

Downright dainty, even. But in the crochet world, she remains larger than life. I love having people tell me how excited they were to make one, Kathy said. I always love finding good ones on Ravelry. And sitting next to Kaffe on the sofa and working on something beautiful was a serious joy. She is picking out yarn for her Babette right now. See tips for making your Babette on page Leave a long tail on the last round of a square, and use that to sew the squares together.

Weave in all the other ends as you go. Use light, medium, and dark colors. If the colors in a square do not look good to you, just let it be.

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Ugly ones make the pretty ones stand out more. Use no fewer than nine colors to get the contrasts and variety. Work on the largest squares first, then work your way down in size. Follow the clever layout diagram, and make one panel at a time. This project is very manageable and enjoyable to complete.

Dont be scared of crocheting with lace yarn. It comes out a lovely weightnot too heavyand I used a 3 mm hook so its not absolutely tiny. Try this: I carried random skeins around in a large shopping bag all that summer and crocheted in line at the bank and at the grocery store and any time I had a spare minute. Assemble the smaller blocks into larger sections as they accumulate. Slip-stitch-crochet the blocks together.

Steer away from variegatedsyou lose the boxy lines that make the piece interesting and defined. Use all the different sizes of squares. Ready to make your own Babette? You can find this pattern in the Interweave Store, as an individual pattern, in a digital version of the Spring issue, or in The Best of Interweave Crochet. Be daring! I learned more about color interactions and juxtaposition with this project than any other and it inspired me to learn more about color hue, saturation, value, etc.

My next Babette will perhaps be a study in different tones safer for the control freak , or perhaps textures using different fibers. Opposite page: Bloom Bowls by Jody Witt. Worked in different weights of yarn in colors to suit your dcor, these granny-inspired bowls can be made in a range of sizes to hold notions large and small.